Barbara Brown

Barbara Ann Brown (October 18, 1901 – July 7, 1975) was an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born Yesterday (1950)

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Broderick Crawford  •  William Holden  •  Howard St. John

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Broderick Crawford  •  William Holden  •  Howard St. John

Mildred Pierce (1945)

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Jack Carson  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Jack Carson  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)

Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Robert Alda  •  Andrea King  •  Peter Lorre  •  Victor Francen

Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Robert Alda  •  Andrea King  •  Peter Lorre  •  Victor Francen

You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Rita Hayworth  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Xavier Cugat

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Rita Hayworth  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Xavier Cugat

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Walter Huston  •  Ann Harding  •  Oskar Homolka  •  George Tobias

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Walter Huston  •  Ann Harding  •  Oskar Homolka  •  George Tobias

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Ann Miller  •  William Wright  •  Dick Purcell  •  Franklin Pangborn

Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Ann Miller  •  William Wright  •  Dick Purcell  •  Franklin Pangborn

Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Buddy Baer  •  Shaye Cogan

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Buddy Baer  •  Shaye Cogan

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Joe E. Brown  •  Eddie Cantor  •  Kitty Carlisle

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Joe E. Brown  •  Eddie Cantor  •  Kitty Carlisle

You for Me (1952)

A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Peter Lawford  •  Jane Greer  •  Gig Young  •  Rita Corday

A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Peter Lawford  •  Jane Greer  •  Gig Young  •  Rita Corday

The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)

Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Janis Carter  •  Lynne Roberts  •  Frank Sully

Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Janis Carter  •  Lynne Roberts  •  Frank Sully

Melody Lane (1941)

In this musical, four entertaining farmboys from Iowa head for the Big Apple to find fame and fortune but find themselves in trouble when a radio sponsor finds himself accused of kidnapping a girl. Songs include: "Septimus Winner," "Peaceful Ends the Day," ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Anne Gwynne  •  Robert Paige  •  Baby Sandy

In this musical, four entertaining farmboys from Iowa head for the Big Apple to find fame and fortune but find themselves in trouble when a radio sponsor finds himself accused of kidnapping a girl. Songs include: "Septimus Winner," "Peaceful Ends the Day," ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Anne Gwynne  •  Robert Paige  •  Baby Sandy

The Brigand (1952)

Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Anthony Dexter  •  Jody Lawrance  •  Gale Robbins  •  Anthony Quinn

Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Anthony Dexter  •  Jody Lawrance  •  Gale Robbins  •  Anthony Quinn

Top Man (1943)

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Susanna Foster  •  Lillian Gish  •  Richard Dix

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Susanna Foster  •  Lillian Gish  •  Richard Dix

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)

The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs. Parker, fight over whether their grandchild will be raised "hygiencially."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Richard Long  •  Meg Randall

The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs. Parker, fight over whether their grandchild will be raised "hygiencially."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Richard Long  •  Meg Randall

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953)

The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Ray Collins  •  Barbara Brown

The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Ray Collins  •  Barbara Brown

Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)

Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Tryon
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Lois Collier  •  Richard Lane  •  Barbara Brown

Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Tryon
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Lois Collier  •  Richard Lane  •  Barbara Brown

The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Patricia Medina  •  Suzanne Dalbert  •  Tom Tully

Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Patricia Medina  •  Suzanne Dalbert  •  Tom Tully

Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  Jess Barker  •  Edgar Buchanan  •  Tom Neal

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  Jess Barker  •  Edgar Buchanan  •  Tom Neal

That Way with Women (1947)

A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick de Cordova
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Martha Vickers  •  Sydney Greenstreet  •  Alan Hale

A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick de Cordova
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Martha Vickers  •  Sydney Greenstreet  •  Alan Hale

Sincerely Yours (1955)

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours. In a poignant story scripted by Irving Wallace, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Liberace  •  Joanne Dru  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Alex Nicol

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours. In a poignant story scripted by Irving Wallace, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Liberace  •  Joanne Dru  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Alex Nicol
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